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El Niño threatens rabi crops, may affect foodgrain output: Agri Secy

Minister Chouhan says teams to visit Maharashtra & Karnataka soon to assess the drought impact

France to send troops to secure Saudi oil plant as Houthi attacks mount

Saudi Arabia came under attack from the Houthi militia on Thursday, with the kingdom saying it intercepted missiles fired toward the Red Sea port of Yanbu and the city of Taif.

Saudi Arabia eases oil crunch with nearly 100 million barrel sales to Asia

The crude for delivery in October and November will be sent via the Strait of Hormuz

Cargo ship MV Cape Dao hit in Strait of Hormuz, 1 Indian on board killed

A statement by India's External Affairs Ministry said one of the 20 Indian seafarers on board was killed in the attack. It said India's embassy in Oman was in contact with the authorities.

Fact check: A look at what Donald Trump got wrong in UN address

Trump claimed major US gains on weapons, oil, drugs, wars, investment and AI at the UN, but available data and official statements challenge several of those assertions

Donald Trump defends his call on Iran war, taunts globalists who only talk

"As president of the most extraordinary nation in history, I have no interest in leaving dangers to grow for another day," Trump said.

Michael Kremer named World Bank chief economist, to take charge on Oct 1

Kremer was awarded the 2019 Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences jointly with Abhijit Banerjee and Esther Duflo "for their experimental approach to alleviating global poverty

'Correct the map': Why Africa wants to redraw its image on world maps

The African Union has endorsed the 'Correct the Map' campaign to replace the Mercator map projection with alternatives such as the Equal Earth map

Brics Summit: Traffic restrictions across Delhi on key routes today

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Iran strikes Kuwait after US bombardments, Gulf tensions escalate

Fighting between the US and Iran has increased this week after the US hit Iranian rocket launchers on an island in the Strait of Hormuz on Sunday, saying Iran was planning to use them to shoot mines

Obituary: Author, farmer and environmentalist, Wendell Berry dies at 92

Berry was a prolific writer who published more than 40 books, including the novels Nathan Coulter and A Place on Earth, and the short story collection Stand By Me.

Brics Summit rehearsal: Traffic diversions in Delhi on over 35 roads today

Traffic will be regulated from 11 am to 3 pm on September 1 across key central Delhi corridors, with 22 diversion points identified ahead of the BRICS Summit

Iran's Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei urges Gulf to confront 'real enemy'

Iran's Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei calls for Muslim unity and mutual defence, urging Gulf states to unite against what he described as their "real enemy"

Nepal flash floods: 320 Indians, 100 PIOs still uncontactable, says MEA

India is sending more relief material, rescue and medical teams to Nepal, while 96 Indians stranded on the Chinese side have safely crossed into Nepal

Flash floods hit Nepal, 105 Indians, 37 NRIs among nearly 400 missing

A sudden, massive flood swept through two central Nepal districts bordering Tibet killing four people, causing extensive devastation at settlements along the river

Centre to sell onions at ₹35/kg in Delhi from Thursday amid price surge

The Centre will begin retail sale of onions at a subsidised rate of Rs 35 per kg in the national capital from Thursday, in a bid to check prices that have surged to Rs 55-60 per kg

No shortage of sugar in India, retail prices to come down soon: ISMA

Sugar prices are expected to ease within 10 days as early crushing, duty-free imports and government measures boost supplies, while India lifts its wheat export ban

Onion prices up 59%, govt ramps up 'Kanda Express' supplies to cool market

The Centre is using dedicated railway rakes to move buffer onions from Nashik to major cities as retail prices surge and seasonal shortages loom

Centre caps sugar stocks; mills told to furnish three days' sale details

Centre caps sugar stocks held by bulk consumers at 15 days' requirement as prices hit record highs; mills must disclose buyer-wise sales for August 17-19

Israel strikes Lebanon again, 11 dead; Iran still defiant on Hormuz control

Trump said a US blockade of Iranian ports was a "wall of steel" that enabled Washington to effectively govern Hormuz